Interesting.  I wish i had a chance to talk to the lady dropping off the jackets at the thrift shop.  Saw her handing them to the worker.  

Do the pictures in the post that I sent you answer your question about where on the harness the hardware goes, or are you asking how to get the pins out of the hardware to put them on the harness?

Those books should be on every WWII's collector bookshelf. Beautiful color photos and just enough detail to be dangerous lol

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Thank you rathbone! Great reference pic! Thanks again

I am having a hard time figuring out exactly what you are asking. Some pictures of what you have would surely help. 

They are made by Bravo 6.  The technique is pretty simple.  I use Tamiya acrylic paints and apply a base coat of buff.  The stripes are made with NATO Black and I usually followed a pattern I found online.  In between the stripes I put dashes and swipes of Khaki and Red Brown.  I use a really fine brush to put random little dashes of buff on the black strips and elsewhere.  I use black oil washes to fill gaps and darken colors.  I also accentuated pockets and seams by using thinned black along the edges.

Asking prices are all over the board, with most guys swinging for the bleachers, as is standard now.   Last one I bought I paid $100 for, on an Alpha tunic, ID’d.  

Hi All-   ive been debating grabbing this “ID” marked example. Looks good to me but wanted to get a second opinion. Thanks!    

For clarification on the star question; context is everything.   If you see a star associated with 3 or 4 overseas stripes, that is most likely a "first over" star.   If you see a star with a single service chevron, that is likely a voluntary enlistment star...an unofficial way to show you enlisted, as opposed to being drafted.